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h-index: 89
Works: 341
Citations: 38K

Most-cited papers

Lignin structure and its engineering.
J. Ralph, C. Lapierre, W. Boerjan
2019Current Opinion in Biotechnology836 citations Open access
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Lignin biosynthesis and its integration into metabolism.
R. Vanholme, B. De Meester, J. Ralph, W. Boerjan
2019Current Opinion in Biotechnology700 citations Open access
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Structural variability and niche differentiation in the rhizosphere and endosphere bacterial microbiome of field-grown poplar trees
B. Beckers, Michiel Op De Beeck, N. Weyens, W. Boerjan +1 more
2017Microbiome474 citations Open access
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Polyploidy Affects Plant Growth and Alters Cell Wall Composition1[OPEN]
Sander Corneillie, N. De Storme, R. Van Acker, J. Fangel +6 more
2018Plant Physiology232 citations Open access
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Cell wall remodeling under salt stress: Insights into changes in polysaccharides, feruloylation, lignification, and phenolic metabolism in maize.
Dyoni M. Oliveira, Thatiane R. Mota, Fábio V. Salatta, R. C. Sinzker +17 more
2020Plant, Cell and Environment131 citations Open access
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Passive membrane transport of lignin-related compounds
J. Vermaas, R. Dixon, Fang Chen, S. Mansfield +4 more
2019Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America130 citations Open access
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Different Routes for Conifer- and Sinapaldehyde and Higher Saccharification upon Deficiency in the Dehydrogenase CAD11[OPEN]
R. Van Acker, A. Déjardin, Sandrien Desmet, Lennart Hoengenaert +12 more
2017Plant Physiology108 citations Open access
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Two chemically distinct root lignin barriers control solute and water balance
Guilhem Reyt, P. Ramakrishna, Isai Salas-González, S. Fujita +12 more
2021Nature Communications107 citations Open access
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Silencing CAFFEOYL SHIKIMATE ESTERASE Affects Lignification and Improves Saccharification in Poplar1[OPEN]
Marina de Lyra Soriano Saleme, I. Cesarino, L. Vargas, Hoon Kim +11 more
2017Plant Physiology106 citations Open access
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Lignin Engineering in Forest Trees
Alexandra A. Chanoca, Lisanne de Vries, W. Boerjan
2019Frontiers in Plant Science99 citations Open access
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COSY catalyses trans–cis isomerization and lactonization in the biosynthesis of coumarins
R. Vanholme, Lisa Sundin, Keletso Carol Seetso, Hoon Kim +12 more
2019Nature Plants98 citations Open access
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Single-cell transcriptomics reveal how root tissues adapt to soil stress
Mingyuan Zhu, Che-Wei Hsu, L. P. Peralta Ogorek, Isaiah W Taylor +12 more
2025Nature93 citations Open access
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ARABIDOPSIS DEHISCENCE ZONE POLYGALACTURONASE 1 (ADPG1) releases latent defense signals in stems with reduced lignin content
Lina Gallego-Giraldo, Chang Liu, Sara Pose-Albacete, S. Pattathil +9 more
2020Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America72 citations Open access
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Tailoring poplar lignin without yield penalty by combining a null and haploinsufficient CINNAMOYL-CoA REDUCTASE2 allele
B. De Meester, Barbara Madariaga Calderón, Lisanne de Vries, J. Pollier +6 more
2020Nature Communications66 citations Open access
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Woody Plant Cell Walls: Fundamental and Utilization.
Wei Li, Ying-Chung Jimmy Lin, Ying-Lan Chen, Chen-Guang Zhou +17 more
2023Molecular Plant65 citations Open access
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Introducing curcumin biosynthesis in Arabidopsis enhances lignocellulosic biomass processing
Paula Oyarce, B. De Meester, F. Fonseca, Lisanne de Vries +10 more
2019Nature Plants61 citations Open access
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Unravelling the impact of lignin on cell wall mechanics: a comprehensive study on young poplar trees downregulated for CINNAMYL ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE (CAD)
Merve Özparpucu, M. Rüggeberg, N. Gierlinger, I. Cesarino +3 more
2017The Plant Journal58 citations Open access
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cis-Cinnamic acid is a natural plant growth-promoting compound
Ward Steenackers, Ilias El Houari, Alexandra Baekelandt, Klaas Witvrouw +8 more
2019Journal of Experimental Botany56 citations Open access
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A Key Role for Apoplastic H2O2 in Norway Spruce Phenolic Metabolism1[OPEN]
Teresa Laitinen, Kris Morreel, N. Delhomme, Adrien Gauthier +8 more
2017Plant Physiology56 citations Open access
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Bioactivity: phenylpropanoids' best kept secret.
B. Vanholme, Ilias El Houari, W. Boerjan
2019Current Opinion in Biotechnology53 citations
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RNAi‐suppression of barley caffeic acid O‐methyltransferase modifies lignin despite redundancy in the gene family
P. Daly, Christopher Mcclellan, M. Maluk, Helena Oakey +11 more
2018Plant Biotechnology Journal49 citations Open access
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Lignin engineering in forest trees: From gene discovery to field trials
B. De Meester, R. Vanholme, T. Mota, W. Boerjan
2022Plant Communications43 citations Open access
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Elucidating Tricin-Lignin Structures: Assigning Correlations in HSQC Spectra of Monocot Lignins
Wu Lan, Feng-Xia Yue, J. Rencoret, J. D. del Río +3 more
2018Polymers41 citations Open access
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Compensatory Guaiacyl Lignin Biosynthesis at the Expense of Syringyl Lignin in 4CL1-Knockout Poplar1[OPEN]
Chung-Jui Tsai, Peng Xu, Liang-Jiao Xue, Hao Hu +13 more
2019Plant Physiology39 citations Open access
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Overexpression of the scopoletin biosynthetic pathway enhances lignocellulosic biomass processing
Lennart Hoengenaert, Marlies Wouters, Hoon Kim, B. De Meester +8 more
2022Science Advances37 citations Open access
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Seedling developmental defects upon blocking CINNAMATE-4-HYDROXYLASE are caused by perturbations in auxin transport.
Ilias El Houari, Caroline Van Beirs, Helena E. Arents, Hui-Bin Han +12 more
2021New Phytologist37 citations Open access
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Significant influence of lignin on axial elastic modulus of poplar wood at low microfibril angles under wet conditions
Merve Özparpucu, N. Gierlinger, I. Cesarino, I. Burgert +2 more
2019Journal of Experimental Botany37 citations Open access
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Characterization of the UDP-glycosyltransferase UGT72 Family in Poplar and Identification of Genes Involved in the Glycosylation of Monolignols
Nathanaël Speeckaert, Nassirou Mahamadou Adamou, Hadjara Amadou Hassane, Fabien Baldacci-Cresp +11 more
2020International Journal of Molecular Sciences36 citations Open access
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A metabolomics characterisation of natural variation in the resistance of cassava to whitefly
L. Perez-Fons, A. Bohorquez-Chaux, M. L. Irigoyen, D. Garceau +5 more
2019BMC Plant Biology35 citations Open access
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CRISPR‐Cas9 editing of CAFFEOYL SHIKIMATE ESTERASE 1 and 2 shows their importance and partial redundancy in lignification in Populus tremula × P. alba
Lisanne de Vries, Marlies Brouckaert, Alexandra A. Chanoca, Hoon Kim +12 more
2021Plant Biotechnology Journal31 citations Open access
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Hydroxycinnamic acid modified xylan side chains and their cross-linking products in rice cell walls are reduced in the Xylosyl arabinosyl substitution of xylan 1 mutant.
Carolina Feijao, Kris Morreel, Nadine Anders, T. Tryfona +4 more
2021The Plant Journal31 citations Open access
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The effect of altered lignin composition on mechanical properties of CINNAMYL ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE (CAD) deficient poplars
Merve Özparpucu, N. Gierlinger, I. Burgert, R. Van Acker +5 more
2018Planta31 citations Open access
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Accelerating wood domestication in forest trees through genome editing: advances and prospects
Chantal Anders, Lennart Hoengenaert, W. Boerjan
2022Current opinion in plant biology29 citations Open access
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Rerouting of the lignin biosynthetic pathway by inhibition of cytosolic shikimate recycling in transgenic hybrid aspen.
Shi Hu, N. Kamimura, Shingo Sakamoto, S. Nagano +13 more
2022The Plant Journal28 citations Open access
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Rewired phenolic metabolism and improved saccharification efficiency of a Zea mays cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase 2 (zmcad2) mutant.
Xin-Yu Liu, R. Van Acker, Wannes Voorend, Andreas Pallidis +9 more
2020The Plant Journal27 citations Open access
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A Century-Old Mystery Unveiled: Sekizaisou is a Natural Lignin Mutant1[OPEN]
Masanobu Yamamoto, Hirokazu Tomiyama, A. Kôyama, H. Okuizumi +15 more
2020Plant Physiology25 citations Open access
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Stacking of a low-lignin trait with an increased guaiacyl and 5-hydroxyguaiacyl unit trait leads to additive and synergistic effects on saccharification efficiency in Arabidopsis thaliana
Lisanne de Vries, R. Vanholme, R. Van Acker, B. De Meester +2 more
2018Biotechnology for Biofuels25 citations Open access
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Structural variability and niche differentiation in the rhizosphere and endosphere bacterial microbiome of field-grown poplar trees
B. Beckers, Michiel Op De Beeck, N. Weyens, W. Boerjan +1 more
2017Microbiome25 citations Open access
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Transgene‐free genome editing in poplar
Lennart Hoengenaert, Chantal Anders, J. Van Doorsselaere, R. Vanholme +1 more
2025New Phytologist24 citations Open access
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PIRIN2 suppresses S‐type lignin accumulation in a noncell‐autonomous manner in Arabidopsis xylem elements
Bo Zhang, B. Sztojka, S. Escamez, R. Vanholme +6 more
2019New Phytologist21 citations Open access
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Behind the Scenes: The Impact of Bioactive Phenylpropanoids on the Growth Phenotypes of Arabidopsis Lignin Mutants
Ilias El Houari, W. Boerjan, B. Vanholme
2021Frontiers in Plant Science20 citations Open access
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Chorismate mutase and isochorismatase, two potential effectors of the migratory nematode Hirschmanniella oryzae, increase host susceptibility by manipulating secondary metabolite content of rice
L. Bauters, T. Kyndt, T. de Meyer, Kris Morreel +3 more
2020Molecular plant pathology20 citations Open access
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Vessel- and ray-specific monolignol biosynthesis as an approach to engineer fiber-hypolignification and enhanced saccharification in poplar.
B. De Meester, R. Vanholme, Lisanne de Vries, Marlies Wouters +2 more
2021The Plant Journal19 citations Open access
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Extracellular vesicles of Norway spruce contain precursors and enzymes for lignin formation and salicylic acid
Santeri Kankaanpää, Enni Väisänen, Geert Goeminne, R. Soliymani +7 more
2024Plant Physiology18 citations Open access
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Downregulation of barley ferulate 5-hydroxylase dramatically alters straw lignin structure without impact on mechanical properties
R. Shafiei, M. Hooper, Christopher Mcclellan, Helena Oakey +8 more
2023Frontiers in Plant Science18 citations Open access
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Plant cell wall sugars: sweeteners for a bio-based economy.
Dorien Van de Wouwer, W. Boerjan, B. Vanholme
2018Physiologia Plantarum : An International Journal for Plant Biology18 citations
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Top five unanswered questions in plant cell surface research
W. Boerjan, Vincent Burlat, Daniel J. Cosgrove, C. Dunand +10 more
2024The Cell Surface17 citations Open access
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Microparticle-mediated CRISPR DNA delivery for genome editing in poplar
Lennart Hoengenaert, J. Van Doorsselaere, R. Vanholme, W. Boerjan
2023Frontiers in Plant Science17 citations Open access
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Woody plant cell walls: Fundamentals and utilization.
Wei Li, Ying-Chung Jimmy Lin, Ying-Lan Chen, Chen-Guang Zhou +17 more
2025Molecular Plant16 citations Open access
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Field and saccharification performances of poplars severely downregulated in CAD1.
B. De Meester, R. Van Acker, Marlies Wouters, Silvia Traversari +6 more
2022New Phytologist16 citations Open access
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